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Red Sea’s Geopolitical Chessboard Latest Global Flashpoint
...s support for the autonomous region. In 2017, Somaliland allowed the UAE to develop a military base at the port of Berbera, a year after granting a permit to Dubai’s DP World to build a commercial port there. Israel’s recognition of Somaliland further complicates the already fragmented political sc...
Volume: 69Issue: 01Published at Fri, 02 Jan 2026 -
Long-Running Qatar Embargo Ends With GCC Summit Agreement
...Three and a half years after it began, the embargo of Qatar is over as Saudi Arabia and its allies agreed to restore ties. The decision appears based on pragmatic economic calculations, with Saudi Arabia keen to attract foreign investment. But the scars from 2017’s actions mean that full re...
Volume: 64Issue: 01Published at Fri, 08 Jan 2021 -
Israel’s Leviathan: Deliveries Start, Controversy Remains
...viathan in 2010 but struggled for years to get the sales deals in place to support even Phase-1 development under which output is slated to hit 1.2bn cfd later this year. It finally took FID in 2017. Noble has 39.67%, partnered by Israeli firms Delek (45.33%) and Ratio Oil (15%)....
Volume: 63Issue: 01Published at Fri, 03 Jan 2020 -
Syria Eyes Post-Conflict Gas Gains, But Bottlenecks Loom Large
...SHREEN IN EXCHANGE FOR ELECTRICITY AND WATER. CURRENT POWERGEN IS UNCLEAR. *EXPANSION OF EXISTING PLANT. SOURCE: MOE, SYRIA REPORT, MEES. SYRIA ELECTRICTY OUTPUT (TWH): TENTATIVE 2017 REBOUND AFTER 2013-16 COLLAPSE DUE TO DAMAGED POWERPLANTS AND FUEL SHORTAGES SOURCE: MOE, SYRIA RE...
Volume: 62Issue: 01Published at Fri, 04 Jan 2019 -
Assad In From The Cold As GCC Countries Hit The Road To Damascus
...construction (MEES, 22 December 2017), any participation would prove crucial – especially considering that Russia and Iran lack the cash Mr Assad needs (see p8). The future of Syria’s relations with the Gulf kingdoms also has interesting implications for the evolution of Riyadh’s foreign policy. Under the Cr...
Volume: 62Issue: 01Published at Fri, 04 Jan 2019 -
King Salman Asserts Authority In Saudi Reshuffle
...e turnaround for Mr Assaf who was sacked as finance minister in October 2016. He was subsequently caught up in the infamous anti-corruption purge instigated by the Crown Prince in 2017 and detained at the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton. The new foreign minister’s key task will be to burnish the kingdom’s re...
Volume: 62Issue: 01Published at Fri, 04 Jan 2019 -
Eni Drills Offshore Cyprus In Spite Of Turkey Threats
...reunify the island collapsed in July (MEES, 14 July 2017). Turkey’s Foreign Ministry, in a 29 December statement, says it “is determined to protect both its own rights and interests in its continental shelf and to continue its support to the Turkish Cypriot side.” Ankara has even th...
Volume: 61Issue: 01Published at Fri, 05 Jan 2018 -
Will 2016 See The ‘Cyprus Problem’ Become The ‘Cyprus Solution’?
...e Cyprus problem negotiations.” He says a new bid round will not be contemplated before the end of 2016 or possibly 2017, once what happens with talks on the Cyprus problem become clearer....
Volume: 59Issue: 01Published at Fri, 08 Jan 2016 -
Ninth-Time Lucky For Cyprus Gas Import Tender?
...illion BTU by 2025. According to the terms of the tender, first gas is to be delivered between 1 January 2016 and 30 June 2017, but that is looking increasingly unlikely and will most likely be revised if an agreement is reached with any of the bidders (MEES, 18 April 2014). ...
Volume: 59Issue: 01Published at Fri, 08 Jan 2016